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    matt167 replied to the thread Upgrade motor..
    If you have a Mercury, adapter harnesses are sold if one is needed.
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    matt167 replied to the thread Stellantis Rant.
    My biggest gripe with Stellantis is the paywall for working on their stuff.
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    matt167 replied to the thread 1983 Starcraft Islander.
    StarCraft built hulls for other companies as well as their own. Sylvan has ties directly back to StarCraft, but Bluefin, Spectrum and...
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    matt167 replied to the thread 1983 Starcraft Islander.
    470 in that will scoot. BUT most 470’s are junk.. a good solid inboard 3.0L will drop right in and cost much less than an outboard...
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    I did just that. Took off an old Johnson 40hp and rigged a brand new Suzuki 25hp. The actual difference is about 10hp less but it didn’t...
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    Top left corner of the center screen is the headlight controls if no switch. The cheap eliminators work by creating an external ghost...
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    matt167 replied to the thread Ethanol!.
    I run 90-93 Ethanol free in my ‘51 Plymouth for 2 reasons, the fuel pump and the carburetor. The engine itself would run on 70 octane...
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    matt167 replied to the thread Digital permanent dwell readout..
    I wouldn’t mind having a tach as well to really figure out what my max cruising speed should be, and 6v tachs are spendy as well as...
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    matt167 replied to the thread Digital permanent dwell readout..
    I do the same. I just checked it Saturday and it was spot on still from last year. It is a 75 year old car with a 75 year old engine...
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    Stringers for sure run on each side of the ski locker. Rot that far up in the boat is not good
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    I got a spare arduino I haven’t used that I got for $1, and an idea to create a digital tune up gauge for my ‘51 Plymouth ( stock 6v +...
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    matt167 replied to the thread New project.
    I restored my grandfathers old Horse 5 ish years ago. Original Tec engine wasn’t in good shape last time it had run ( smoked ) and the...
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    matt167 replied to the thread 3.0 intake interchangeablultu.
    There are 2 or 3 different risers used. One style that is probably like you have where it goes straight back and has a small outlet. A...
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    Nova II and BM 11 are extremely similar, and it’s well known that the Nova II will burn up on OMC coils as they cannot take the high...
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    matt167 replied to the thread Yamabishi.
    They are 1:1 copies of Yamaha. They basically exist because china companies make the replacement parts and then realize if they tool up...
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